After satisfactory performances in victories against the Minnesota Timberwolves (minus Jimmy Butler) and the Lakers (who sat LeBron James and weren’t ready to play Lonzo Ball just yet), the Clippers went back and forth with a Nuggets team that came within a game of making the playoffs last season.

In the end, the Clippers benefited from another even offensive effort, with 24 assists on 41 field goals. Six players scored in double figures, led by Danilo Gallinari with 16 points.

Despite playing with five fouls, Montrezl Harrell thrust the Clippers ahead in the fourth quarter 90-82 with an enthused sequence in which he scored a layup, threw down a dunk, sank three free throws, swatted away one shot and got a piece of another two. He finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.

“That’s just who he is,” Coach Doc Rivers said. “I thought he was disruptive defensively in the second half with his blocked shots and running the floor. He gives such great, positive energy for us every night. He’s like the perfect guy to have coming off the bench for your team.”

“We still gotta adjust to it,” Harrell said of the abundance of foul calls this preseason as the NBA seeks to enhance freedom of movement. “We can’t argue about the fouls, you have to adjust. I did in the second half.”

Still, Denver (3-1) didn’t wilt, closing to within 90-89. But with both teams’ reserves running the floor, the Clippers put the final strokes on their fourth preseason victory in as many tries.

Early on, it was the “Gallo and Tobi” show for the Clippers. (Tobias Harris, who normally co-stars alongside Boban Marjanovic on the “Bobi + Tobi” online series, had the night off, as did center Marcin Gortat.)

An attacking Gallinari and a big, problematic Boban Marjanovic combined for the Clippers’ first 12 points. The theme continued, with Marjanovic entertaining the 10,187 fans in attendance by deftly controlling rebounds and receiving passes, and simply placing the ball in the bucket over the shorter defenders below. In 15 minutes, the 7-foot-3 center had 14 points and 12 rebounds and proved a reliable obstruction around the rim with three blocked shots.

“Size. He brings a lot of size. He’s a big man,” Rivers said of Marjanovic, whose most significant accomplishment Tuesday was effectively contesting a couple of 3-point attempts. “That’s really hard for him to do. When he is a defensive presence, then he’s clearly an offensive presence for us. That creates a lot of mismatches.”

The Clippers went 10 for 29 from 3-point range, with rookie Jerome Robinson making three, Lou Williams making a pair, and Avery Bradley sinking two. The defense-oriented Bradley had it in mind to score Tuesday, finishing with 10 points on a combination of jumpers and cutting layups. He also had two steals.

Robinson’s coaches and teammates have been imploring him to fire away, which has proved daunting in the preseason, even for the illustrious college scorer. On Tuesday, Robinson looked more comfortable, taking 10 shots and hitting four of them.

“Staying out of my head was the biggest thing. Don’t think, just play,” Robinson said. “Watching my film has been a big thing, seeing I should’ve shot there.”

Forward Mike Scott – who Rivers suggested before the game is still getting in shape and who, afterward, gave himself a C-minus for his preseason performance – scored seven points on 3-for-5 shooting and added three assists.

As for his still-unbeaten team, Scott’s grade was higher: “A.”

The Clippers’ final preseason game is against the Israeli basketball club Haifa Maccabi Haifa on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center. The Clippers’ first regular-season game is against the Nuggets on Oct. 17 at Staples Center.

Mirjam Swanson covers the Clippers and the NBA for the Southern California News Group. Previously, she wrote about LeBron James and the rest of the Dream Team at the 2004 Olympics (where, yes, they took bronze) and Tiger Woods’ last (for now) major championship. Most recently, she’s covered city government, education and the occasional bear in a backyard.